Nonilex#KevinMcCarthy tells #House #Republicans he won’t run again for #speaker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/03/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-vote-2/
#Gaetz, already #fundraising off the dramatic day in the #House wrote a post headlined, “Patriots vs. Uniparty.”
“The #Uniparty” recently re-popularized by #SteveBannon & re-imagined for #ConspiracyTheorists refers to the “deep state” & “globalist” establishment cabal, used by #Trump & the #antisemitic as well.
Per Marianna Sotomayor
“You can’t overstate just how much it means to #Republicans that #KevinMcCarthy announced he is not naming a preferred successor to the #leadership role. Many Republicans have privately told The WaPo for weeks before a motion to #vacate was even introduced that they would never back down supporting #McCarthy & would only do so if McCarthy stepped back. They would also look to him for who to support as his #successor.
“You can’t overstate just how much it means to #Republicans that #KevinMcCarthy announced he is not naming a preferred successor to the #leadership role. Many Republicans have privately told The WaPo for weeks before a motion to #vacate was even introduced that they would never back down supporting #McCarthy & would only do so if McCarthy stepped back. They would also look to him for who to support as his #successor.
“Now that that has not happened, #HouseRepublicans are really thrown into #chaos w/o a united #leader or a #consensus candidate who could #unite their fractured conference.”
Rep Dusty Johnson, #Republican of SD, underscored how difficult it may be for someone to win the votes to become the next #speaker, while declining to rule out a run for the position himself.
“You really have to wonder whether or not the #House is #governable at all,” he said to reporters while leaving a meeting of #HouseRepublicans. “I’m not sure I wish this job on anyone.”
#KevinMcCarthy speaking now is full on lying:
being speaker was “one of the greatest honors,” he “loved every minute,” he’s leaving w/a sense of “optimism”, “I wouldn’t change a thing”
Maybe some(?) truth in these comments:
“I don’t regret standing up for choosing government over grievance,” “It is my responsibility. It is my job.”
“I hope you realize that every day I did the job, regardless whether you underestimated me or not, I wanted to do it with a smile,” #KevinMcCarthy says to reporters. That last one is true. #McCarthy kept a smile on through every embarrassing defeat on the floor, even as he listened to today’s vote that toppled his speakership.
#KevinMcCarthy continues to #blame #Democrats & the #WhiteHouse for his #legislative shortcomings. “If they want to hold me liable because the Senate didn’t take it up or the president didn’t take it up — that’s politics,” he said of those who voted to oust him.
McCarthy also blames #Democrats for damaging the institution of #Congress (seriously), using harsher language for the opposing party than he did for the 8 #Republicans who voted against him.
Of the 8 #Republicans who voted to oust him, #KevinMcCarthy says, “I’m not quite sure those individuals are looking to be #productive,” adding later, “I want to be a #Republican & #conservative that #governs.”
#McCarthy suggests he will stay involved in #Republican #politics, saying, “I intend to make sure we gain & keep the majority in the next cycle as well.”
Asked what advice he has for the next #speaker. “Change the rules,” he says.
#McCarthy suggests that Matt #Gaetz is not a real #conservative, after voting w/ #Democrats against #GOP spending bills. “It had nothing to do about spending," he said, adding, "It was all about getting attention.”
McCarthy says he “hasn’t thought about” #resigning from Congress. There is some precedent for that: When John #Boehner faced a motion to vacate in 2015, he relinquished the speaker’s gavel & resigned rather than face a vote on the #House floor.
#KevinMcCarthy is arguing with the reporters
“Tell me one thing I didn’t keep my word on” — several people answer — “no no no no no… this is what’s wrong with Washington… why am I getting criticized…” yada yada yada
Now #McCarthy accuses the 8 #Republicans who voted to oust him of enabling #Democrats to seize the opportunity to regain #power in the #House — interesting, given how many of them railed against McCarthy for being the one to be too cozy w/ Democrats in keeping the government open.
#McCarthy getting more & more #defensive & as he does so his voice is getting higher & higher.
Whoa. First I’ve heard #McCarthy say something actually 100% true, “a lot of things #Putin is doing are similar to #Hitler.”
McCarthy actually went point by point, act by act, comparing the two.
(okay after momentarily making sense, McCarthy eventually got around to blaming Biden for Putin’s invasion of #Ukraine)
It “was personal,” #KevinMcCarthy said of Rep Matt #Gaetz’s move to remove him from the #speakership.
“It had nothing to do about #spending,” he said.
“It all was about getting #attention…. I mean, we’re getting email #fundraisers from him.”
That, he said, “is not #governing. That’s not becoming of a member of #Congress.”
“And regardless of what you think, I’ve seen the texts,” McCarthy said. “It was all about his ethics.”
(referring to the #ethics investigation of Gaetz?)
#Gaetz’s Ouster of #McCarthy Draws Attention to His #Ethics Issues
Rep #MattGaetz is facing a #House Cmte inquiry into allegations of #SexualMisconduct & #MisuseOfFunds. Rep #KevinMcCarthy has argued Gaetz’s move against his #speakership is #payback.
#HouseRepublicans are a #mess
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/03/us/politics/gaetz-ethics-committee-house.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
#Gaetz’s successful push to oust #Speaker Kevin #McCarthy has cemented his status as one of the most reviled members of the #House of Representatives — including among many of his fellow Republicans — & drawn attention to a long-running #investigation by the #House #Ethics Cmte into Gaetz’s conduct.
…Gaetz, a #Florida #Republican, has asserted that the >2-year, wide-ranging inquiry into his conduct is the work of the McCarthy & his allies, who he argues are bent on smearing him.
…Since the spring of 2021, #Gaetz has been under investigation over allegations he engaged in #SexualMisconduct & #IllicitDrug use, shared #inappropriate images or videos on the #House floor, misused state identification records, converted #CampaignFunds to #personal use & accepted impermissible #gifts under #HouseRules, among other allegations.
The secretive congressional investigation was paused while the #DOJ carried out a related #investigation of #MattGaetz’s conduct, including allegations involving #SexTrafficking & sex with a minor (#StatutoryRape in Florida).
In Feb, the #JusticeDepartment decided not to bring charges against #Gaetz after concluding they could not make a strong enough case in court.
Once the DOJ inquiry ended, the #Ethics Committee resumed its work….
i.grok@Nonilex and yet he's blind[ed himself] to 45's similarities to Hitler
ferricoxide@Nonilex
That's why all the dogs within earshot of the interview – or TVs showing it – are barking?
That's why all the dogs within earshot of the interview – or TVs showing it – are barking?
Barbara Monaco@Nonilex In a word, it's a clusterf*ck. Ridiculous.
volkris@Nonilex well… they did